At the end of the operating period a report on the items sho^;n 

 in Appendix C will be prepared and forwarded together ^.th a 

 log of the operations to the Minister of Agriculturo and 

 Forestry. 



(d) Unofficial publication of information on the fishing situation and 

 the results of the operations vdll be made only after consultation 

 with the Chief of the Fisheries Bureau, 



2. Vessel Personnel and the Operation of Private Radio-telephone Facilities 



(a) Goncerning officers of the vessels 



With regard to the ratings of officers of the vessels operating in Areas 

 1 and 2 in the albacore fishing grounds dcvGlopmcnt program, they should 

 conform to Operating Limitations Type 3-A, but in case it is difficult 

 to get officers with this rating permission is given to lower the re- 

 quirements as provided in Sections 18 and 19 of the Regulations for the 

 Administration of the Emergency Shipping Control Law, 



(Reference) 



Ministry of Communications Directive No, 134-1 



l_ The text of this directive has been omitted from the translations. _/ 



(B) Concerning the Operation of Private Radio-telephone Facilities 



In order to attain the objectives of this operation it is necessary that 

 the vessels operating in each area keep a close liaison concerning the 

 fishing situation, oceanographic conditions, and the positions and move- 

 ments of the vessels. Therefore, negotiations having been made 'ffith the 

 Ministry of Communications to permit these communications, vessels are 

 to request and obtain the permission of the Chief of the Communications 

 Station having jurisdiction over them to m.ako changes in the employment 

 of their facilities as provided in Section 5 of the Private Radio- 

 telephone Regulations, 



III, Conditions Under '/ilhich the Operations Wore Carried Out 



(l) Outline of the Execution of the Operations 



This year's operations v/ere participated in by one metropolitan district 

 and eight prefectures, and nine large patrol vessels of several hundred tons 

 gross tonnage were employed. Table 1 she '73 the areas of operation and the 

 names of the vessels, while Table 2 shows the supervisory personnel and the 

 crews of the vessels. 



As shown on Chart 2, the first vessel to begin operations was the Chiba 

 Prefecture patrol vessel Fusa Maru, which sailed from Katsuura on M'-y 10 and 

 began fishing May 21, It v:as follov/ed by the Musashi feru from Tokyo, the 

 /ikita ftiru from Akita, the Sagami Maru from Kanagawa, and the Shiratori Wlaru 

 from Aichi, making five vessels which were in operation in May. In Juno 

 besides the Aomori Maru there were eight vessels, and in July there wore 



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